I've got a 5 year old Houndsfield oil boiler, conventional floor standing unit. It's leaking flue gases now and I can't quite pinpoint the source. I re-roped the inspection door with some fibreglass rope and that now seals very well. The stainless inspection door on the condenser was also OK and I gave the seal a second chance with some RTV as the spongy rubber stuff that the manufacturers used (which looks like wetsuit neoprene) was well compressed. Anyway, it still leaks and I fear that the seal between the condenser unit and main body has failed. I am going to get some smoke matches tomorrow to see if I can definitely track it down unless anyone has a better idea?
Anyway, two questions, taking the condenser off will require pipes to be removed so it's a lengthy drain down job, but what seal material will I use, will RTV be OK bearing in mind the heat - has anyone done this before? I'm really hoping that I'm barking up the wrong tree.
2/ where can I buy this foamy seal material from for the stainless steel condenser door from? The BES catalogue doesn't list anything and google has drawn a blank.
Thanks, Julian.
Anyway, two questions, taking the condenser off will require pipes to be removed so it's a lengthy drain down job, but what seal material will I use, will RTV be OK bearing in mind the heat - has anyone done this before? I'm really hoping that I'm barking up the wrong tree.
2/ where can I buy this foamy seal material from for the stainless steel condenser door from? The BES catalogue doesn't list anything and google has drawn a blank.
Thanks, Julian.
